Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

54-45, 22-27 Away

Final

44-52, 22-28 Home


HOU
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	9	0
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	10	1

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
G. BlumSS
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
R. HidalgoRF
M. Ensberg3B
B. AusmusC
T. ReddingP
P. MunroP
aO. MercedPH
M. GalloP
R. StoneP
bG. ZaunPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.274	.351	.424
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.308	.412
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.278	.370	.499
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.310	.367	.527
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.285	.406	.533
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.329	.397	.587
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.408	.602
4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.210	.278	.263
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.233
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.306	.382
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.312	.319
36	3	9	3	2	2	2

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for P Munro in the 6th

b-flied out to right for R Stone in the 9th

Batting
2BL Berkman 2 (19, J Fogg 2); C Biggio (30, M Lincoln)
HRJ Bagwell (21, 6th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out); J Kent (13, 6th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIB Ausmus (27), J Bagwell (55), J Kent (52)
2Out RBIB Ausmus
GIDPL Berkman
Team LOB8

Pirates Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
J. KendallC
B. GilesLF
A. Ramírez3B
M. StairsRF
aR. SandersPH-RF
R. Simon1B
J. TavarezP
S. SauerbeckP
M. LincolnP
J. WilsonSS
A. Nunez2B
J. FoggP
C. Rivera1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.278	.334	.439
4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.312	.390	.404
4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.305	.440	.504
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.283	.333	.453
3	1	2	2	1	0	0	.287	.357	.545
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261	.319	.510
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.298	.407
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.246	.293	.339
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.220	.285	.280
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.273
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.235	.290
31	5	10	5	1	5	3

a-walked for M Stairs in the 7th

Batting
2BB Giles (19, T Redding); K Lofton (19, T Redding)
HRM Stairs (11, 3rd inning off T Redding 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIB Giles (48), M Stairs 2 (25), J Wilson (34), J Kendall (37)
2Out RBIJ Wilson
SHA Nunez; C Rivera
Team LOB9

Baserunning
CSR Sanders (2, 2nd base by M Gallo)

Fielding
DP1 (A Nunez-C Rivera)
EA Ramirez (23, ground ball)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
T. Redding(L,10-14)
P. Munro
M. Gallo
R. Stone
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.1	7	5	5	2	1	1	59-35	4.13
2.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	24-16	4.78
2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	34-20	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19-10	3.38
8.0	10	5	5	5	3	1	136-81

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Redding 1-5; P Munro 3-4; M Gallo 3-1; R Stone 2-1
Game ScoresT Redding 22

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Fogg(W,10-9)
J. Tavarez(H,9)
S. Sauerbeck(H,22)
M. Lincoln(S,5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	6	3	3	2	2	2	78-42	4.71
1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24-16	4.33
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	4.05
1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7-7	1.59
9.0	9	3	3	2	2	2	113-67

Pitching
IBBJ Kendall (By M Gallo)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Fogg 9-5; J Tavarez 4-1; S Sauerbeck 3-0; M Lincoln 1-2
Game ScoresJ Fogg 44

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PIT
1st	B Giles doubled to right center, J Kendall scored, B Giles to third advancing on throw.	0	1
1st	M Stairs singled to right center, B Giles scored, A Ramirez to third.	0	2
1st	J Wilson singled to shallow center, A Ramirez scored, M Stairs to second.	0	3
2nd	B Ausmus singled to right center, L Berkman scored.	1	3
2nd	J Kendall singled to center, K Lofton scored.	1	4
3rd	M Stairs homered to right center.	1	5
6th	J Bagwell homered to right.	2	5
6th	J Kent homered to left.	3	5

Astros
3
Pirates
5

Game 1

22/7

Astros
2
Pirates
0

Game 2

23/7

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 22 July 2003

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 14,271

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

J. Fogg6-4

T. Redding6-9

M. Lincoln2

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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